A Homemaker’s Diary

Went to the office at 8:30am, the place was empty. Even the receptionist was not in yet. Then the project manager came out from the lift. She greeted me and asked how long I’ve been standing outside. It seems that most of the employees come in at 9am…

nvm, I followed her into the office where I’m supposed to work..it’s empty…waaaa…not even the manager who interviewed me on Friday was there. Rupanya 4 managers dah pegi training kat France for 3 weeks….She then told me that there is another guy they hired last week, tapi since tak de benda nak buat, he was told to stay at home until next week.

Org HR bengang je..ye la masuk keje tapi dok rumah , mkn gaji buta..bukan salah kami…so next Tuesday baru masuk keje balik..the clients akan datang utk testing applications…my department uruskan fleet card utk Exxon Mobil…kira in a way new exposure la sebab my last employment dealt with online payment and money transfers queries, harap2 tak payah la nak kena call customer..boring la kena berhemah ni…dpt customer ok tak pe la..dpt yg tak paham bahasa..sakit jiwa tu….

so far baru ada 2 org utk buat testing tu, sorang lagi tgh dlm proses nak hire..ramai yg tak nak keje kat Cyberjaya…in fact hari ni project manager tu supposed to interview sorang, boleh tak dtg tu…tak tau la bila the process will go Live…kalau lagi lama lagi mati kutu la…tak pe la janji gaji masuk..cuma tak bagus la utk perkembangan minda kalau hari2 tak de keje nak buat…

well itu je la update hari pertama bekerja semula..baru nak rajin2 dah kena hambat balik…hehehe…

I went to KL on my own, on Monday right after I went to the new office to review the offer letter and signed it. I took the ERL and Komuter to reach middle of KL, walked in the hot sun to the panel clinic to do the medical check up. It’s been a long, long time since I went out alone. When I reached the clinic it was lunch time. Where should I go? Lunch? Alone? I was fasting, struggling to ganti all my puasa…Padan muka..suka sgt ganti last minit…

So in the end I decided to do some shopping..hey i need new pants, blouse, colourful tudung…hehehe..excuses to buy new clothing…people were out during lunch time not to eat but to grab anything nice at the mall…and I thought Mega Sales is over…I managed to find 2 pair of pants and a blouse, which when i brought home failed the QA and QC check by Hubby..ketat sgt la…macam mana nak pakai pegi keje camni?

Sometimes I dont understand why the clothings manufacturers produce all those skimpy and tight clothes…If a size S person like me tak muat, kalau org lagi berisi cemana? The blouse i bought is XL and still ketat, even for me..partly my fault sebab tak try…tapi fitting room tu pon mcm menakutkan je…nanti tgh try baju ada org skodeng cemana…

I also bought 2 colourful tudung, dah boring asyik pakai tudung bawal..ubah imej la pulak kan..pakai tudung turki..as long dpt cover dada ok la…my ex-colleagues Non-Muslim dulu penah tanya..why tak pakai tudung mcm Bienda..itu tudung utk berfesyen, bukan utk tutup aurat…it defeat the purpose of pakai tudung…ramai org salah faham, pakai tudung bukan utk cover rambut aje..kalau mcm tu org botak tak yah la pakai tudung kan..hahahha…

well enough said, lepas lunch hour over, berjalan la lagi ke klinik..almost one n a half hour baru semua selesai, the X-Ray, Urine test etc…glad everything settled smoothly…it was raging hot…terpikir mcm nak bukak puasa je..tapi dah pukul 4, alang2 je nak bukak…teruskan jugak….sampai rumah…seronoknya rumah ku yang nyaman…dah lama tak berpanas2 di tgh hari dan petang mcm ni..selalu tunggu kul 6 baru nak keluar rumah siram pokok…another reason why i hate working and love staying at home…

well, it’s for temporary, kumpul duit sebanyak yg boleh, dah cukup nanti leh berenti n sambung belajar…that’s my plan..see how it goes la, tiba2 ada chance for promotion…itu menarik tu..dpt naik to managerial position is a chance not to be missed, but as previous experience taught me jgn terpedaya ngan janji2 manis company MNC ni…you might never know how deep is the office politics…well for now, i’m preparing my mental to be back in working scene…

i’ll update soon about the office environment…one thing i like about this job, office dia next building to Hubby’s office, pagi2 boleh carpool, lunch pon boleh mkn sama..yeay..yeay..that’s one of the biggest perk that make me consider to work again..so duit gaji byk la bersih….nanti i belanja u makan hujung bulan ni ek….hahahha..Bagan Lalang, here we come…nyum nyum….

By next week I will be a working woman again…there goes my morning sleep..I hope it won’t be long before I could stay at home again..I kinda like staying at home….I hope despite the tiredness I could still make time to update my blog…I’m going to miss being a homemaker very much…isk isk…. :((

I am cracking my head to come out with a profound autobiography essay for admission purpose into MBA programmes. The due date is on 7th September and I only realized about it last week. Everything else – the forms, certificates and exam transcript to be certified, the referee forms all are ready to be submitted. What is still need to be done is the essay.

I’ve been referring to EssayEdge.com for guidance, all the do’s and the dont’s regarding admission essay. It has been very helpful, if only I started writing it last month, but knowing me, always work well under pressure, especially right before the due date.

Researching for this task brings all the memories back in campus into the picture. The piles of books to read, assignments to be completed and exam to be seated. Sometimes I wonder and keep asking myself, if I am ready to go back to student life, be miserable with lectures and tests, oh…. all the agony of final exam which I thought I would not have to go through again and felt immensely relief when I graduated with the Degree. But now why would I choose to go through that path again? Am I doing this for me? Yes, I am. Am I trying to prove to the world that I could do it despite all the discouragement they gave me? Searching deeper into my soul, definitely yes. What would I gain from this MBA? Apart from the academics qualification, the knowledge, the formal lessons. I can be a street smart person, but I do want to be both street smart and book smart.

I’m scared that one day I might regret not doing what I want to do now – furthering my studies. Hubby said I’ve been talking about doing MBA for the past one year. Am I that keen to do it? Maybe I should give it a try, complete my admission essay, submit the application and see whether God will grant my wish. If it is, it is surely the path for me to go through.

My Goldfish, Nano has been a widow for the past few months. All the other 3 goldfishes died, one after another. Hubby was so sure that Nano is a guy fish, but I persistently knew that she must be a girl. No man could last few months without the company of someone. Ever since the devastating lost of the other 3, Nano has been very healthy and did not even show any sign of deteriorating. When those 3 died of constipation which led to dropsy, rotting fins and tails infection, I was hoping that Nano would follow soon. I was so frustrated with goldfish at that time. The medical trip to Pets Wonderland in Midvalley was worthless after hundreds spent on the medication. After Kenit died of dropsy, I bought Nano and Piko to accompany Si Gemuk. This time I bought Nano and Piko from a different pet shop. Not even a month passed by, Si Gemuk died because of rotting fins. It must be contagious as Piko followed Gemuk death after few days. I guess Nano must be one kind of survivor with higher antibody. I’ve been contemplating the thought to buy another pair of goldfish to accompany Nano, but what if those new pair bring harmful germs and infection which lead to Nano’s demise. She must be so lonely, swimming alone without any fish friends in the tank, but for her own good I rather let her be…